Criminal Justice & Police Science at Montgomery County Community College

Every criminal justice & police science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the police science program at Montgomery County Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Montco is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and approximately 9,827 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Police Science section at the bottom of this page.

Montco Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Montco Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Montco

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at Montgomery County Community College.

Montco Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

55% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at Montco may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at Montco are white. Around 70% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Montgomery County Community College with a associate's in police science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Careers That Police Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in police science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Montgomery County Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	27,850	$66,600
Private Detectives and Investigators	3,100	$45,950
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	2,830	$85,730
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	760	$83,960
Bailiffs	720	$32,830

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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